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I used to be obsessed with video games as a kid.
Like most kids, I guess, Kostov explains.
Fortunately, Kostov got back into gaming withCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2(MW2).
I was going through this monologue that they gave me for the audition and kept thinking: Urzikstan?
This country sounds super familiar, and then it hit me: I was auditioning forMW3.
The second scene I ever did was right at the beginning with all my soldiers, Kostov recalls.
It’s the most important scene of the thing.
It took me 24 takes before lunch to nail it; normally, we do six or seven.
Don’t we have it?
Thats when Im told the scene needs to be 90 seconds long.
I’ve acted in various video games in the past, which were voiceover, Kostov points out.
So motion capture is very different.
Obviously, it’s a whole different set of tools that you gotta work on.
Divide et Impera
Its not easy playing a ruthless tactician and leader of an Ultranationalist terrorist cell.
This nostalgia can often cloud the judgment of fans and can pose a significant mental obstacle for new actors.
My job is to serve this story, Kostov asserts.
This version of Makarov is my version.
Knowing that millions of people are going to see this portrayal and play it actually makes me more excited.
I don’t shy away from a challenge like that.
There’s a line Divide et Impera which is Latin for divide and conquer.
He also flexes three accents in English during the scene in the helicopter.
He says Herschel in a Texan accent.
Then he goes McTavish in a Scottish accent.
And then he turns to Price and says in a British accent, I promise.
I used to have huge stage fright, Kostov admits.
I couldn’t even deliver a presentation when I was in university.
Hopefully, this isnt the last weve seen of Kostov and his outstanding linguistic abilities.
